specific | Definition of specific

specific

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of specific

1 a substance or preparation used to treat disease

quinine is a specific for malaria

Synonyms of specific

cure, drug, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicine, pharmaceutical, physic, remedy

Words Related to specific

cure-all, nostrum, panacea

botanical, patent medicine, prescription, prescription drug

cordial, potion, tonic

miracle drug, wonder drug

cap, capsule, pill, tablet

injection, shot

embrocation, liniment, lotion, ointment, potion, poultice, salve

syrup (also sirup), tincture

antibiotic, antiseptic, serum

cathartic, purgative

2 a single piece of information

although the speech was long on rhetoric and platitudinous generalities, it lacked specifics

Synonyms of specific

datum, detail, fact, nicety, particular, particularity, point

Words Related to specific

component, constituent, element, ingredient, member, part

aspect, circumstance, facet, factor

evidence, exhibit

database, information, knowledge

Near Antonyms of specific

error, fallacy, falsehood, inaccuracy, misconception, misstatement, myth

3 something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

the two submissions differ only in certain specifics

Synonyms of specific

affection, attribute, attribution, character, characteristic, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, stamp, touch, trait

Words Related to specific

badge, indication, sign

emblem, symbol, token

excellence, merit, virtue

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk

individuality, singularity, uniqueness